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No matter how lyrics are sung or what language they are sung in, there is one sure thing: baritone David Won is a rising star in the international opera world. Won, who came from South Korea, has overcome language barriers on multiple occasions. Each time, he has persevered, and it has molded his career.
He played a role in the world premiere run of “Amelia” by Stephen Wadsworth at the Seattle Opera last week. The show closed on May 22 at McCaw Hall. The baritone performed dual roles, a Vietnamese character and a doctor.
Won’s father was a celebrated opera singer and exposed his son to the genre at a young age. Won recalled falling in love with opera when he was eight or nine years old when his father took him to see Giuseppe Verdi’s “Rigoletto.” The tragic Italian opera ends with Rigoletto’s daughter dying in his arms, sacrificing herself for her love, the Duke.